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The Eskdale Festival is Whitby’s increasingly popular festival of music and the spoken word, consisting of the Festival held each year in March, which culminates in the Concert Band Competition and Boyes Gala Concert, and the National Choir Day in April.
2018 Festival Dates
Band Competition: Saturday 3rd March
Speech and Drama: Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th March
Music (Secondary Schools): Thursday 8th & Friday 9th March
Music (Primary Schools): Monday 12th – Wednesday 14th March
Boyes Gala Concert: Saturday 17th March, 6.30pm
National Choir Day: Saturday 7th April
For more information about the history of the festival or about this year’s festival, please follow the links to the left.